portable

## Faro Arm Interface

The Faro interface is used with a Faro arm machine. Software for your Faro arm is available on the Wilcox FTP server (ftp://ftp.wilcoxassoc.com/Hardware/Portable/Faro/).

Before you start PC-DMIS, rename the faro.dll file to interfac.dll.

The Machine Options dialog box (Edit | Preferences | Machine Interface Setup) has these tabs for the Faro interface:

Comm tab

For information, see the "Setting the Communication Protocol" topic in the "Setting Your Preferences" chapter in the PC-DMIS Core documentation. The default value is Comm Port 1, 38400 Baud, No parity, 7 data bits, and 1 stop bit.

Axis tab

For information, see the "Assigning the Machine Axes" topic in the "Setting Your Preferences" chapter in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

Debug tab

For information, see the "Generating a Debug File" topic in the "Setting Your Preferences" chapter in the PC-DMIS Core documentation.

Machine as Mouse tab

For information, see the "Machine as Mouse Settings" topic.

Tools tab

This tab provides a Diagnostics button and a Hardware Config. button. These buttons launch programs from Faro to test and configure your Faro arm.

The Machine Interface Installation Manual (MIIM) provides additional information for this interface.

You can access the MIIM help file from this link: .

Faro Pulled Hits Feature

The Faro interface supports pulled hits. See "Pulled Hits Method" in the "Probe Compensation" chapter.

See "Appendix A: Faro Portable Arm"